If it is not too much trouble to you, a picture that shows the thickness of the leather would be fantastic (e.g. Against a coin or something)

Also What do you think about the water resistant feature of the leather?

Here's the leather sandwiched between a 50p piece and a £1 coin (1.78mm and 3.15mm respectively). The A.A.Crack site says its 2.0-2.2mm thick, which sounds about right.

To be honest I'm trusting C&J and Horween when they say it's waterproof. I have to return the swatch that Crocketts sent, but I could try something with the smaller sample if you have any ideas, although it's only about 1.5" x 3"

I heard from Crockett & Jones today and the zug is in the post! It should be with me tomorrow, so expect some pics. I already have a sample of Horween zug in oxblood I requested from A.A.Crack, so it will be interesting to see how it compares, or if its actually the same leather.

Also, as dddrees queried, I checked if there is a limit on how many pairs we can order. There is, it's 12. Any more is too disruptive to production. However, we may have enough to put in a second order, but this would need another 12 (and needs confirming with the factory). Initially I just thought we'd fill up the first 12 in the order people asked to be 'in' and then try for a second 12. But I guess another option would be to have two orders for two different specs, if that works out?!?

Here's the leather sandwiched between a 50p piece and a £1 coin (1.78mm and 3.15mm respectively). The A.A.Crack site says its 2.0-2.2mm thick, which sounds about right.

To be honest I'm trusting C&J and Horween when they say it's waterproof. I have to return the swatch that Crocketts sent, but I could try something with the smaller sample if you have any ideas, although it's only about 1.5" x 3"

Thanks again - These look hard as nail - the ultimate winter boot right there.

One small detail here - CJ lace seems to be pretty crap and got eaten fairly quickly by the speed hooks (or at least that what I experienced with my Coniston)

Does anyone know if they do thick lace, like the one used by EG for the DOAK/walnut CC Galway? I think thick lace will also look more balanced with the heavy duty boots

I heard from Crockett & Jones today and the zug is in the post! It should be with me tomorrow, so expect some pics. I already have a sample of Horween zug in oxblood I requested from A.A.Crack, so it will be interesting to see how it compares, or if its actually the same leather.

Also, as dddrees queried, I checked if there is a limit on how many pairs we can order. There is, it's 12. Any more is too disruptive to production. However, we may have enough to put in a second order, but this would need another 12 (and needs confirming with the factory). Initially I just thought we'd fill up the first 12 in the order people asked to be 'in' and then try for a second 12. But I guess another option would be to have two orders for two different specs, if that works out?!?

Conveniently 24 people have shown interest:

nigeljh

budapest12

BootSpell

NewStart

bespoken pa

crat

rydenfan

movoblast

Fred G. Unn

68Bullit

aglose

dddrees

Montecristo905

RogerP

Handcuffed

chocol8max

PartagasIV

tdes81

Mutombo

Deusis

MonotovsOpera

stevefok

Feathersmc

laufer

Please let me know if you're missing, want removing etc

The favoured spec at the moment seems to be:

veldtschoen construction

zug leather

full bellows

speed hooks

commando sole

faux cap-toe

unlined shaft (as standard Snowdon)

I have one more thing to throw into the mix. Is anyone interested in trying to get the heel pull changed? So, instead of being straight it could be shaped in a similar way to the Galway, it then fits in nicely with the side stitching. Crocketts used to do this kind of heel pull on the Wicklow, so it may be possible.

Thanks again - These look hard as nail - the ultimate winter boot right there.

One small detail here - CJ lace seems to be pretty crap and got eaten fairly quickly by the speed hooks (or at least that what I experienced with my Coniston)

Does anyone know if they do thick lace, like the one used by EG for the DOAK/walnut CC Galway? I think thick lace will also look more balanced with the heavy duty boots

I would also like some thicker laces. I have a pair of carmina boots that chewed through the laces they came with in about two weeks. That's both pairs too, so I would prefer not to have to deal with getting new laces for another boot.

I would also like some thicker laces. I have a pair of carmina boots that chewed through the laces they came with in about two weeks. That's both pairs too, so I would prefer not to have to deal with getting new laces for another boot.

I can certainly ask, but do we know there's a problem with the current laces? They looked pretty decent to me when I tried them the other week:

Perhaps @Crat would like to comment as he's had his Snowdons some time?